Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · PAR-27-008
In plain English
National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Jan 27, 2027. Estimated application due date: May 27, 2027.
The agency expects to make 2 awards and estimated total program funding is $1,500,000.
Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations and colleges & universities, plus others described in the listing.
The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.
Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.
Key facts
| Status | Forecasted: not open yet |
|---|---|
| Estimated posting date | Jan 27, 2027 |
| Estimated application due date | May 27, 2027 |
| Estimated award date | Apr 1, 2028 |
| Estimated project start | Apr 1, 2028 |
| Fiscal year | 2028 |
| Forecast posted | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Opportunity number | PAR-27-008 |
| Agency | National Institutes of Health (Department of Health and Human Services) |
| Funding instrument | Grant |
| Category | Health |
| Opportunity category | Discretionary |
| Award ceiling (max per award) | Not stated |
| Award floor (min per award) | Not stated |
| Estimated total program funding | $1,500,000 |
| Expected number of awards | 2 |
| Cost sharing or matching required | No |
| Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN) | 93.242 – Mental Health Research Grants |
| Last updated on Grants.gov | Mar 16, 2026 |
Who can apply
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- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- Private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)
Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):
Other Eligible ApplicantsEligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;
Description
Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to publish a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to solicit research applications for practice-based research centers to support interdisciplinary teams of mental health researchers to engage in high-impact studies that will significantly advance clinical practice and generate knowledge to fuel the transformation of mental health care in the United States. Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers support research projects aimed at the rapid development, testing, and refinement of novel and integrative approaches for (1) optimizing the effectiveness of therapeutic or preventive interventions for mental disorders; (2) developing and testing empirically informed patient-, provider- and system-level interventions to improve mental …
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